Netherlands

*** Important Note: The Netherlands Golden Visa closed to new applicants from 1 October 2023.***

Netherlands Golden Visa

The Netherlands introduced a Golden Visa program in 2013 the aim of attracting venture capital funding into small business start ups. The popularity for this program was low in the first years, and hence in 2018 the Dutch government introduced a few pragmatic changes in the investment requirements.

The key requirement for any High Net Worth apllicant was that an investment of €1,250,000 needed to be made directly into a Dutch startup company or alternaively into a Dutch Venture Capital Fund, which invested the fund’s money in multiple Dutch startups.

Dutch Residency and Citizenship

The residency visa was applicable for partner and dependent children. After 5 years the visa became a Permanent Residence Permit or (after passing the language & culture test) a Dutch passport. The applicant had to reside in the Netherlands (or Europe) for 4 months per year.

The scheme could not considered a Dutch Citizenship by Investment programme by any measure, because of the residency requirement. The programme had very limited success before closing in 2023.